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This publication covers the notable improvement of the chemistry and functions of Mannich bases in the final 30 years. It presents an up-to-date and entire examine those compounds-compounds pointed out first and foremost of the century. specific emphasis is put on the flexible chemistry of Mannich bases.

The copolymer 47 (Fig. 20) in a 10 mol% loading provided 96% yield with 90% ee for the same reaction. In the recycling assays, consistent 90% ee was obtained during five cycles. However, the reaction time required to achieve high conversions increased gradually in each cycle [87]. Ligand 46 was studied in copper-catalyzed Mukaiyama aldol reactions in water (20 mol%). Low chemical yield was accounted for due to the low aldehyde solubility in water, but the enantioselectivity remained unchanged. The catalytic system could be 85% recovered with extractions and reused twice upon pretreatment [88].

33. Structures of catalysts 71 and 72. its solubility in water, allowing an easier way to achieve the catalyst recovery. The recovered polymer catalyst 71 (Fig. 33) showed good activity and selectivity. Weberskirch et al. built a self-assembled nanoreactor to perform the HKR of aromatic epoxides in pure water. The Co(III)-salen complex was anchored to an amphyphilic copolymer that formed micellar structures in water. The local high concentration of catalyst and the reasonable low concentration of water inside the micellar reactor allowed for the resolution of several types of aromatic epoxides with excellent enantioselectivitites (up to 51% conversion, 99% ee of epoxide, 96% ee of diol).

24. Structure of self-supported polymeric Aza-BOX catalyst 56. 16. Desymmetrization of 1,2-diols with copper- and polymer-supported aza-BOX. with this catalyst rose to 90% ee and its reutilization reached nine consecutive cycles [102]. In 2008, the application of the self-supported polymeric Aza-BOX catalyst 56 (Fig. 24) in the cyclopropanation of styrene (which curiously behaved as a heterogeneous and homogeneous catalyst) was reported. During the catalysis, the heterogeneous polymer becomes soluble, perhaps due to substrateinduced depolymerization and, at the end of the reaction, it precipitates.